Milani Rose Powder Blush – Review and Swatches

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These blushes are blooming with beautiful bright color

The arrival of Spring weather may be dragging for some of us, but seeing the latest Milani blushes on my vanity make me feel very very hopeful. Now, I’ve seen and experienced lots of blushes, but when these Milani Rose Powder Blushes came my way I knew I was in for something special. I mean, look at them!

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Need I say more? Before receiving them to review, I had heard a bit of buzz about the Milani Rose Powder Blush ($7.99). After finally trying them, I think it’s safe for me to say that you should hunt these down and buy them now ASAP. Let me explain why…

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The packaging of these blushes is already enough to gather some interest. The pretty gold compact and raised rose detailing is beautiful. It’s quite luxurious for a drugstore product. I’ve felt cheaper packaging from higher end brands, trust me on this one. If you are familiar with the compacts of their Baked Blushes, it’s very similar…but bigger.

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There are four shades in this line and they are all matte:

Tea Rose – mauve pink
Coral Cove – bright coral
Love Potion – hot pink
Lady Rouge – watermelon pink

Milani-Rose-Blush-10-swatchesMilani Rose Powder Blush in Tea Rose, Coral Cove, Love Potion and Lady Rouge

I received and tested both Coral Cove and Tea Rose. Holy moly, the pigmentation on these is pure, smooth and gorgeous. No shimmer. What you see is what you get. You actually have to be careful with these blushes, believe it or not. A tap or two is all you need for a perfect pop of color.

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The best thing about the high pigmentation is that you are using less product each time, leaving the pretty flower design in tact for way longer. That’s beauty blogger logic for you. These are going to last forever. Milani even says that you can use them to contour and highlight. I, personally, would stick to using them as cheek blushes only, but whatever floats your boat!

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These blushes lasted all day for me. I love Coral Cove on its own and Tea Rose layers beautifully over bronzer. At first I thought Tea Rose would be too cool toned for my warm tone skin, but it works! Even for a small launch, Milani offered a well rounded range of cool and warm tones that are fun for Spring.

Milani-Rose-Blush-8-Love-PotionMilani Rose Powder Blush Love Potion

For the price, you are getting a heck of a lot of product, so whatcha waiting for? I almost forgot to mention the bad news – these are limited edition. The good news? Though these new shades are sold out on their website, you can track them down in store. Don’t sit on it for too long though!

Milani-Rose-Blush-9-Lady-RogueMilani Rose Powder Blush in Lady Rouge

we heartsters – What are your top blushes for spring? Will Milani make the cut?

photos: we heart this, swatches shown on NC25/30 skin tone

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  • mandabear

    Amanda is a beauty & fashion lover who hopes to own a Shiba Inu one day. She spends most of her time frolicking and chowing down in NYC. She's also getting seriously involved with her iPhone. skin tone: NC30 skin type: oily to normal favorite beauty product: nail polish and lipstick

16 Comments

  1. These are so gorgeous! Tea Rose does look like a great partner for bronzer. I’m definitely going to be on the lookout for these–Milani is blowing me away lately.

  2. These look AMAZING. The price and pigmentation are crazy, and OMG the imprint is just so freaking adorable. I have a “regular” Milani blush and the pigmentation is insane. You really have to use a light hand. So that couple of bucks that it costs to buy a Milani blush will be WELL SPENT.

    1. It’s INSANE how big these are too. So much pigment, so little money!

  3. These do have amazing pigmentation and wear. The colors are gorgeous, the pan is huge…and beautiful to boot. I have Lady Rouge and have been wearing it pretty consistantly for quite awhile now (has it been one month or two?) and it looks as though I barely scratched the surface! Another big win for Milani. Geniuses these people are!

  4. The colors are gorgeous. I would love to try the Coral Cove…time to hunt it down!

    1. Good luck on your search! Coral Cove is my favorite I think!

  5. Tea Rose and Coral Cove are both so pretty… It’s so easy to try something new from Milani because the prices are so affordable.

  6. Milani is ridic!! They offer such luxurious looking products at an insane price point. They are really making me a convert to their brand. I must say that these blushes are simply stunning!!!

  7. I am a huge fan of last year’s rose blushes so when I bought all four of the new shades the moment they went up on Milani’s site. They are amazing!!! Love everything about them! The colors are phenomenal, the formula is great, the packaging is stunning…these are perfection! <3

    1. I like your way of thinking @tara! Get them all while you can! Which of the four is your fave color? i think with this new collection I am going with Tea Rose – but Lady Rouge is a very close second!

  8. Months and months later, I still look for these at every Milani display. I wasn’t lucky enough to find these either time, but I will always hope.

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